India/Pakistan
India/Pakistan
Date: December 27th, 2001 |
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Tensions are increasing between these two countries that have fought two wars over Kashmir since their partition in 1947. Once again, Kashmir is at the heart of the problem. Pakistani militant groups trying to wrest control of Kashmir from India attacked the Indian parliament in December and the Kashmir legislative assembly in Srinigar in October. [read more]
India/Pakistan
Date: May 30th, 2001 | No Comments
India has allowed its unilateral cease-fire in Kashmir to expire, recognizing that it was not achieving the hoped for result of bringing about a settlement in the troubled region. The government instead approached the Pakistani government to suggest peace talks, and the Pakistanis responded favorably.Dates have not been set, but the overtures present a ray [read more]
India/Pakistan
Date: August 6th, 2001 | No Comments
The worst dry spell in a hundred years is causing great suffering in regions of Pakistan and western India. The Thar Desert in Pakistan’s Sindh Province and neighboring areas of India’s Gujarat and Rajasthan states have dried up, with temperatures close to 130 degrees and whirlwinds like oven blasts scorching the countryside. Some 50 million [read more]
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